# Literature

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# Kazuo Ishiguro

British writer of The Remains of the Day wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The prize is worth 9 million kronor (€1 million).

9.4k

Oct 5th 2017, 12:29 PM

# Beren and Lúthien

A new JRR Tolkien book has been published (and there's a huge Irish wolfhound on the cover*)

*Well it’s Middle-earth, so it’s not really an Irish wolfhound.

18.0k

Jun 1st 2017, 2:20 PM

Voices

Column: 'Irish women were writing too, yet we don’t hear half enough about them'

If Irish women hadn’t been so feisty and fascinating the poor men would have had little to write about, writes Eleanor Fitzsimons.

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May 21st 2017, 3:30 PM

# hennessy awards

An award-winning story before bedtime: I Could Have Been a Dancer

Read a story which won the First Fiction award at this year’s Hennessy Literary Awards.

11.7k

Apr 2nd 2017, 9:30 PM

# Mr Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan FINALLY accepts Nobel Prize for Literature

The decision to give the musician the award sparked controversy in recent months.

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Apr 2nd 2017, 11:20 AM

# books books books

Looking for good books to buy as Christmas presents? Here's some help

We have recommendations galore.

19.9k

Dec 10th 2016, 9:15 AM

# Nobel Prize

Bob Dylan finally breaks silence on Nobel Prize award

The 75-year-old is the first songwriter to win the prestigious award.

26.3k

Oct 29th 2016, 8:10 AM

Voices

The making of Dracula: How Bram Stoker's 'in-betweener' status inspired horror

Being a middle-class Anglican in Victorian Dublin helped Stoker create one of literature’s most monstrous characters.

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Oct 26th 2016, 8:45 PM

# novel quiz

Can You Fill In The Words In These Literary Sex Scenes?

How well do you know bad sex writing? Test yourself.

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Sep 24th 2015, 1:09 PM

# long gaze back

Here's why Ireland's women writers aren't being ignored anymore

We speak to the editor of a new anthology, broadcaster and journalist Sinéad Gleeson.

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Sep 20th 2015, 7:30 PM

# verdict is in

Harper Lee's long-lost novel has arrived - here's what we think of the first chapter

There’s an exclusive extract on line today.

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Jul 10th 2015, 12:51 PM

# IMPAC Award

Jim Crace interview: "I'm an un-tortured writer and that isn’t very sexy"

That hasn’t stopped the British writer from scooping one of the world’s top literary prizes.

8.4k

Jun 21st 2015, 7:00 PM

# hay festival

The 'Woodstock of the mind' is visiting Ireland next week

And Marian Keyes will be there.

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Jun 21st 2015, 10:30 AM

# IMPAC Award

This book is the best you'll find in a library right now worldwide

The winner of this prestigious award is €100,000 richer.

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Jun 17th 2015, 11:54 AM

# Criticism

Sinn Féin defends leaflet amid accusations of 'blatant sectarianism'

A leaflet for Gerry Kelly contains census figures showing more Catholics than Protestants in North Belfast.

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May 2nd 2015, 7:15 AM

# Samuel Beckett

Paris audience in "group hallucination" at the work of one of Ireland's literary giants

Beckett’s ‘Not I’ is an eight minute breathless monologue.

14.8k

Mar 14th 2015, 4:09 PM

Voices

My favourite female characters are warm, wilful and – above all – flawed

The push for strong female characters literature is great, but let’s remember that ‘strong’ doesn’t mean ‘perfect’.

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Mar 5th 2015, 12:57 PM

Voices

Column: 6 highly influential people share their favourite books

Got a new e-book? Start downloading these gems…

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Dec 26th 2014, 7:30 PM

# one hundred grand

Five Irish authors are up for the world's most valuable book prize

The award is run by Dublin City Council and is specific to English language publications – although it includes translations.

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Nov 24th 2014, 12:08 PM

# saints and scholars

Arts Council announce nominees for new Irish fiction laureate award

The winner will receive €150,000 over three years and is set to be announced in January next year.

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Oct 20th 2014, 1:35 PM

# congrats are in order

A book about a prisoner-of-war camp won the Booker Prize last night

Richard Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prestigious award.

4.8k

Oct 15th 2014, 10:00 AM

# Books

French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature

The award is the biggest prize in literature and is worth €877,000.

4.6k

Oct 9th 2014, 12:01 PM

# RIP

Seamus Heaney honoured with 'Poetry House' in hometown of Bellaghy

The event was supported by his family.

5.2k

Aug 31st 2014, 4:15 PM

# Sheridan Le Fanu

The Irish author of Uncle Silas was honoured with a Google Doodle today

Sheridan Le Fanu was born in Dominick Street in Dublin 200 years ago today.

7.3k

Aug 28th 2014, 9:26 PM

# wordy competitors

Two Irish novelists have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize

So was Englishman David Mitchell, who lives in Co Cork.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 12:59 PM

# rated R

Here are the 'pro-gay' kids books Singapore is clamping down on

A penguin with two dads, children adopted from China, and an American favourite.

7.0k

Jul 18th 2014, 12:20 PM

Voices

Short Story: Whalesong

The third prize winner of the RTÉ Radio Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2014.

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Jul 6th 2014, 12:00 PM

Voices

Short Story: The Chamber Pot

The second prize winner of the RTÉ Radio Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2014.

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Jul 5th 2014, 12:00 PM

Voices

Short Story: The Oyster Catchers

The winner of the RTÉ Radio Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2014.

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Jul 1st 2014, 7:30 PM

# bookworms

The 10 best books of the year (so far), according to Amazon

A ready-to-go shopping list.

25.7k

Jun 29th 2014, 9:30 AM

# Bloomsday

11 people who haven't read Ulysses either

It’s on the bookshelf but…

7.2k

Jun 16th 2014, 9:55 AM

# Ulysses

Bloomsday breakfasts, walks, talks and music celebrate Joyce's iconic work

Events have been taking place all week to commemorate Joyce’s most iconic work.

8.6k

Jun 15th 2014, 10:15 AM

Voices

Extract: Dubliners 100, a modern re-telling of Joyce's tales of life in the capital

Fifteen Irish writers have contributed to a modern re-telling of James Joyce’s classic short story collection, Dubliners, to mark the centenary of its publication.

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Jun 14th 2014, 10:04 AM

# Congrats

Irish author Eimear McBride wins £30,000 Baileys Prize for her debut novel

She spent more than a decade trying to get it published – and now it’s won one of the biggest prizes in literature.

6.2k

Jun 5th 2014, 9:37 AM

# tilting at windmills

Radars used to hunt for remains of Don Quixote author

Miguel de Cervantes died in poverty on 22 April, 1616.

7.6k

Apr 28th 2014, 3:30 PM

# RIP

Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died

The Colombian writer was 87.

11.7k

Apr 17th 2014, 10:56 PM

# Twitfiction

Meet the Kerry author chosen to take part in Twitter's literary festival

The Twitter Fiction Festival has 52 authors telling their own original stories within the restrictions of 140 characters.

5.2k

Mar 8th 2014, 8:45 AM

Voices

Column: What is Fan Fiction – and why is it making people nervous?

It has become an internet sensation over the last decade, but not all is as it seems in the world of Fan Fiction, writes Stephen Downes.

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Mar 1st 2014, 7:00 PM

Voices

Column: It’s time to break down the barriers around poetry

Can’t we get more from our vast historic and modern wellspring of poetry? We are, after all, the nation that has reputedly more poets per square mile than any other in the world, writes Stephen Downes.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 12:00 PM

# ship has sailed

J.K Rowling says that Harry and Hermione should have ended up together

We say NAY.

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Feb 2nd 2014, 12:29 PM